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Recognised as Colour

#DB8DFF

  • #DB8DFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#DB8DFF is a violet with RGB values 219, 141, 255 and HSL 281°, 100%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#DB8DFF#DB8DFF
HEX#DB8DFF
RGBrgb(219, 141, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.5529, 1
RGB percentages85.9%, 55.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(281.1, 100%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.1, 44.7%, 100%)
CMYK14.1%, 44.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,388,735
CSS custom property--colour: #DB8DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.27:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#247200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#77A8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Deuteranopia#8CAEFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Tritanopia#D89EBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 11.4Orchid · ΔE 14.7Medium orchid · ΔE 19.8Medium purple · ΔE 20.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.3Plum · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 11.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1FF8D
Analogous#A28DFF, #FF8DEA
Triadic#FFDB8D, #8DFFDB
Split complementary#EAFF8D, #8DFFA2
Tetradic#FFA28D, #B1FF8D, #8DEAFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBF3FF
Lighter +10%#EBC0FF
Darker −10%#CB5AFF
Darker −20%#BB27FF
Darker −30%#A600F3
Darker −40%#8300C0
More saturated +25%#DB8DFF
Less saturated −25%#D69BF1

Channel breakdown

R219
G141
B255
Red219 (85.9%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue281.05°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G 8D · B FF

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